Pharmacist Inpatient

Pharmacist (Pool)

Be the connection between your strong professional abilities and exceptional patient care that sets the standard. Make the most of your unique combination of talent, passion, and ambition with national post-acute care leader Encompass Health.

Working at Encompass Health means being part of something special: A team that is passionate about making an impact on patients' lives each day. Unlike the typical hospital setting, Encompass Health offers you the unique opportunity to walk alongside patients on their road to recovery from stroke, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, joint replacements, multiple trauma and cardiac/pulmonary conditions. As you help patients achieve goals and regain independence, you can form significant relationships with them and celebrate the successes they experience along the way.

Our culture of compassion and collaboration is founded on more than just the care we provide our patients; it is expressed in the values we live. We encourage and empower each employee to keep learning and growing by providing the resources to deliver a better way to care. At Encompass Health, you'll find something decidedly different and more satisfying: A career that is challenging, inspiring and rewarding.

Maximize your talent and join a team that is committed to setting the standard for better healthcare with this engaging opportunity:

• Runs all daily and regular reports required from both Medics and automated dispensing machine.
• Uses Microsoft Word and Excel to prepare basic documents and analysis.
• Explains and demonstrates the various Medics functions.
• Scrutinizes a profile to determine what medication regimen was entered and if it agrees to the order.
• Enters medication orders in Medics. Prints labels or charge for medications to be dispensed to nurses. Prints labels for unit dose packaging of solids and liquids (as applicable). Compounds, dispenses, and restocks Medication.
• Obtains census from admissions and prints one from MEDICS.
• Compares, adjusts and checks for name alerts.
• Restocks emergency night IV med cart and checks for new orders.
• Prints restock or cart fill lists and fills medications for all nursing units.
• Goes to floors and restocks automated dispensing machines or narcotic cabinets.
• Records refrigerator temperature on the logs.
• Puts away Cardinal order and compares to invoice. Note Discrepancies.
• Checks for outdated medications according to the schedule and labels the bins outdating soon.
• Demonstrates ability to repackage medications by printing labels and packages liquid or solids into unit dose format.
• Orders Entry and Problem Resolution.
• Cleans and documents cleaning of IV hood. Runs the end of day charges and send the hard copy to the business office. Prepares IV's in compliance with state laws and uses aseptic techniques.
• Prints IV's Intravenous and Intermittent. Demonstrates the ability to counsel patients about their medications. Uses common reference sources to identify medications, drug interactions, or recommended regimens.
• Modifies a drug regimen to take into account patient's renal function.
• Responds appropriately to a suspected drug allergy warning on when encountered on MEDICS.
• Identifies orders not to be entered because of problems in regimen.
• Demonstrates the proper procedure towards resolving problems in regimen.
• Demonstrates knowledge of common drug interactions.
• Provides an appropriate response to a drug information question.
• Completes a patient medication reconciliation, and knows how to resolve problems. Orders medications.
• If part of your job, prepares and submits a purchase order to the wholesaler.
• If part of your job, reconciles invoices to end of month wholesaler statement using manual or AccountSource Rx system. Restocks narcotics, and delivers and properly enters narcotics to the floor.
• Explains the process for identifying drugs that need to be restocked.
• Removes narcotics that have expired from the floor units and assign as waste. Receives narcotics and properly completes DEA Form 222.
• Enters narcotics into perpetual inventory and narcotic vault. Demonstrates familiarity with the drugs that are formulary and non-formulary.
• Provides the names of cost-effective formulary medications when asked for a recommendation by a physician.
• Uses the substitution list when a non-formulary product is ordered.
• Handles all pharmaceutical generated protected health information consistent with HIPPAA.
• Calculates appropriate dose and interval for drugs requiring pharmacokinetic monitoring.
• Last Revision Date: 07.20.23
• Calculates creatinine clearance and recommends appropriate regimen based on renal function.
• Describes the action to take when a warning is generated using the pharmacy profile system.
• Describes normal lab values for commonly encountered labs.
• Complies with the National Controlled Substance Policy and diversion prevention procedures.
• Prepares new policies as required and ensures the policy manual is kept current.
• Reviews profile overrides daily and compares to pharmacy orders.
• Documents and keeps track of interventions with physicians.
• Reviews and follows up on computer generated discrepancies from automated dispensing machines.
• Complies with Joint Commission Patient Safety Goal regarding patients receiving anticoagulation.
• Organizes, plans, and manages time effectively to complete assignments.
• Meets position requirements and performs essential functions.
• Completes mandatory training and courses required by completion date.
• Reports questionable situations, concerns, complaints or harassment immediately.

Credentials: Licensed in good standing by the State Pharmacy Board. For the State in which the hospital is located.

Minimum Qualifications: Successful completion of a degree from an accredited pharmacy program or one that is determined to be substantially equivalent to a U.S. accredited program by an appropriate certifying agency preferred. 1 year of supervisory experience preferred.

Machines, Equipment Used: General office equipment such as computer/laptop, telephone, copy/fax machine, calculator, scanner, etc. Microsoft Office software, to include Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Physical Requirements: Visual acuity, speech recognition, speech clarity. Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing a minimum of 30 pounds including medical supplies and equipment and the transferring and repositioning of patients. Reasonable assistance may be requested when lifting, pushing, and/or pulling are undertaken which exceeds these minimum requirements. Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking. Ability to reach, stoop, bend, kneel, and crouch are required for patient care functions and in setting up and monitoring equipment.

Skills and Abilities: Oral communication, written communication, active listening. Must be able to speak and understand English. Information ordering, deductive reasoning, social perceptiveness, time management, critical thinking. Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented manner. Ability to work independently without continuous supervision.

Environmental Conditions: Indoor, temperature controlled, smoke-free environment. Handicapped accessible. May work under stressful circumstances at times.

Proficiency or Productivity Standards: Has regular, reliable, and predictable attendance and punctuality. Adheres to dress code including wearing ID badge. Adheres to Standards of Business Conduct. May be required to work weekdays and/or weekends, evenings and/or night shifts if needed to meet deadlines. May be required to work on religious and/or legal holidays on scheduled days/shifts. May be required to perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

This position will support cultural diversity by promoting and maintaining an inclusive work environment and culture that is respectful and accepting of diversity.

Enjoy competitive compensation and benefits that start on day one if eligible, including: Benefits that begin when you do. Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full and part-time employees and their families. Generous paid time off that increases with tenure. Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities. Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock-purchase plans. Flexible spending and health savings accounts.

About Us: Helping patients regain hope and independence, Encompass Health is a national leader in post-acute care. We operate rehabilitation hospitals and offer home health and hospice care in 36 states as well as Puerto Rico. Following the Encompass Way, we are driven by our core values: We proudly set the standard, lead with empathy, do what's right, focus on the positive, and remain stronger together.

Realize the powerful difference you can make. Take this opportunity to join our team.